Gastroliths in an ornithopod dinosaur

• Autorzy: Cerda I A
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Gastroliths (stomach stones) are known from many extant and extinct vertebrates, including dinosaurs. Reported here is the first unambiguous record of gastroliths in an ornithopod dinosaur. Clusters of small stones found in the abdominal region of three articulated skeletons of Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis were identified as gastroliths on the basis of taphonomic and sedimentologic evidence. The large number of stones found in each individual, their size, and the fact that Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis was herbivorous, all suggest that they were ingested as a result of lithophagy rather than accidental swallowing.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Gasparinisaura cincosaltensis; geological setting; dinosaur; paleontology; ornithopod dinosaur; fossil vertebrate; gastrolith

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 53
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.351-355,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Cerda I A

• Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, 8300 Neuquen, Argentina

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